An international design competition hopes to bring energy-efficient housing and more to Tristan da Cunha.

Documentary will offer a bird’s-eye view of conservationists’ efforts to save wildlife affected by the disaster.

Ambitious, ill-prepared petroleum industry eyes the Gulf, the Arctic, the heartland.

While 'America Revealed' with Yul Kwon explores how typical systems work, we also explain new oil cleanup technology and Titanic history.

Rhabdomyolysis is rare, but if your workouts cause extreme soreness or swelling, check with your doctor.

Electronics giant announces it will compensate workers relocating to China for the poor quality of air they will have to breathe.

Re-wilding nature is always controversial, as evidenced by the conflicting views in North Carolina over the reintroduction of the red wolf.

There's a whole medicine chest in the garden. Do you know which plants to use for what ailments? Test your holistic herb wits here.

Sweden is to thank (go figure) for a hot new lifestyle trend known as plogging that encourages participants to beautify cities while burning calories.

In England, Tesco supermarket is overhauling its fresh produce department to fight food waste.

If the Motes project is successful, it will make remote sensing as easy as using an iPhone. They are currently raising funds on Indiegogo,

A guild of artisans is preserving traditional weaving methods in a region of Peru overshadowed by the ruins of Machu Picchu.

Unanimous decision rules in favor of Monsanto regarding the replanting of seeds from genetically modified soybeans.

It might seem counterintuitive, but Anheuser-Busch and The Nature Conservancy are working together to protect a Colorado watershed by cutting down trees.

The breakthrough will allow for stunning time lapses that reveal the behavior of electrons.

Kentucky residents and wildlife benefit from improved water quality with the dam removed in the Green River.

Mold and water go hand-in-hand, so learn how to find mold and prevent it.

New Discovery series 'Lone Target' turns Joel Lambert into human prey.

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A new IPCC report is about to come out that proves what we all know already -- there is most definitely a connection between climate change and extreme weather.

Environmental scientist Amy Luers warns that a cultural shift to our approach to emissions and climate mitigation requires a broad, long-term view. Tying the is

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Ashely Judd, newly minted foe of mountaintop removal mining, will be chatting live about the evil practice in about an hour on Daily Kos.

The EPA announced a plan to tighten up rules governing the environmentally destructive practice of mountaintop removal mining.

Movie star Darryl Hannah and NASA scientist Dr. James Hansen were arrested along with dozens of others after blocking access to a coal facility.

MNN's Karl Burkart closed his Chase Bank account to protest their financial support of mountaintop removal mining. What can you do to help?

Political ideology doesn't matter in the Senate when it comes to ethanol subsidies. Unless your senator comes from a corn state, chances are he or she voted aga

The newly identified species may already be at risk of extinction due to habitat loss, researchers report.

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service proposes letting states, tribes manage wolf populations, dropping endangered species status on the federal level.

The rediscovery of this hibiscus relative in Hawaii illustrates the growing importance of drones in wildlife conservation.

A California agency's attempt to regulate train pollution is ruled out-of-bounds.

Remember the subprime mortgage bubble? The carbon bubble might be our next $6 trillion nightmare.

Meet the man behind the popular Web service Transit and Trails, which makes it easy for bus riders to get out for a good hike.

'The City Dark,' the latest from Brooklyn-based filmmaker Ian Cheney, explores the effect of light pollution on the natural environment and on human health. It

In 1994, AT&T ran a series of ads that got much of it right, but missed the big thread.

Everything from the way we tell time to the way we measure things and plug in our phones is screwed up.

Except for war or natural disaster, young people have never had it so bad economically.

Fair Isle, with a population of 60, is looking for someone with a sense of adventure — and a nursing certificate.

National surveys show the public supports having more green energy. But in local elections energy is likely to take a backseat to the economy.

From playful spoofs to interrupting birds, here are our favorite moments with the official voice of nature.

Tim Hawking says he added swear words to his dad's speech software and used his wheelchair as a go-kart.

Hollywood legend Doris Day was an actress, singer and animal welfare activist.

More than 170 world leaders signed the Paris Agreement on Earth Day 2016, but that's just the beginning.

Irish teen Fionn Ferreira won the 2019 Google Science Fair for removing microplastics from water.

Splinters can be annoying and even painful, but they can be easy to remove.

Mike Wendland shares a website's tips for extreme jack-o-lantern carving.

A new, all-girl 'Lord of the Flies' movie is in the works, making this the right time to ditch some of the gendered assumptions we have about kids.

Fewer manufacturers are using high fructose corn syrup in their products, but they aren’t making them less sweet.

Some wart removers are highly flammable, and consumers should not use them around any source of heat.

Azodicarbonamide is a chemical that's used in foam rubber products, but in the U.S., it can also be found in breads.